William.....12-10-2003....12-10-2008...GOTCHA!

has been home 5 years TODAY at 4:55PM!  In adoption it is commonly referred to as his "gotcha" day.  This was a picture of us at the airport....look at that sweet, sweet boy!  I cannot believe it has been 5 years.  Where did the time go?  I am so very grateful to have him in my life, well in all of OUR lives.  He is simply a sweet, hugging, Wii playing, LOVING, drawing, laughing, goofy, movie memorizing,  picture taking, compassioniate, tooth knocker outter, did i mention LOVING...kid you will ever meet.  He is a constant reminder of unconditional love, what it is and how AWESOME it is.  

It is often surreal to think that this little boy was born so far away that I first saw on this website  is now here with us, happy and HEALTHY making our lives better every day.  I am so thankful to his birthmother for giving us this precious gift.  I hope to meet her face to face one day and express my gratitude to her. I am sure she thinks about him often and wonders where he is and how he is doing.  In one word...GREAT!  I am very thankful to Harry and Bertha Holt for having the foresight into International adoptions and fighting against sometimes seemingly impossible odds and ignorance.  I am very grateful to the staff at Seoul National Childrens Hospital.Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for taking care of my sick little boy and patching his little heart, you patched more than one that day :)

There could not have been a better fit to our family.  EVER!! He fits in perfectly with his sisters....and is oddly enough a combination of both of them.  (all the GOOD qualities of course:) I often claim that it must be through Osmosis but I suppose someone greater than us maybe knows what he is doing!  

I love you very much Will, you are the single best Christmas present ever to be received and it will NEVER be topped again!